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Mekesha Copeland

@mekeshacopeland

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Senior Epic analyst and project lead specializing in Epic OpTime, Anesthesia, device integration, and program delivery.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior-level Epic implementation or program leadership roles where I can lead cross-functional teams, manage full life-cycle builds, drive device integrations, and improve processes in collaborative healthcare organizations.

I am a seasoned Epic analyst and project leader with career experience since 2006, certified in Epic Anesthesia, OpTime, Data Courier and Bridges. I lead cross-functional teams, manage full life-cycle Epic builds and biomedical device integrations, and have driven implementations, migrations, upgrades and optimization across major health systems.

I combine strategic planning, budget and risk management, and process improvement to deliver projects up to and beyond $500k, create standardized governance and testing practices, and maintain vendor and stakeholder relationships. My background spans consulting and permanent roles at large health systems and vendors, with repeated leadership as team lead, build/implementation lead, migration/refuel lead and upgrade/cutover lead.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Consultant, Epic OpTime & Anesthesia

Medasource

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 (2 months)

Performed build, implementation and optimization backlog clearance for Epic OpTime and Anesthesia at Northwestern University, delivering targeted project and stabilization support.

Epic OpTime Optimization Testing Reporting

Consultant, Epic OpTime & Anesthesia

Medix

Feb 2025 - Jun 2025 (4 months)

Delivered build and implementation support and cleared optimization backlog for Epic OpTime and Anesthesia at Ohio State University as a contract analyst.

Epic OpTime Optimization Project Management Testing Reporting

Team Lead, Epic OpTime

Rush University

Jan 2023 - Feb 2025 (2 years 1 month)

Led Epic OpTime, Anesthesia, third-party apps and biomedical device integration teams, managing upgrades, cutovers and project delivery while supervising analysts and coordinating with clinical stakeholders.

Epic OpTime Biomedical Device Integration Project Management Team Leadership HL7)Testing Stakeholder Management

Consultant, Epic Anesthesia

Nordic Health

Mar 2022 - Feb 2023 (11 months)

Provided Epic Anesthesia and biomedical device integration build and implementation support for VCU, leading device integration efforts and validation testing.

Biomedical Device Integration HL7)Testing

Consultant, Epic OpTime & Anesthesia

Nordic Health

Sep 2021 - Mar 2022 (6 months)

Supported build and implementation for Epic OpTime and Anesthesia at University of North Carolina, providing build support, testing and go-live assistance.

Epic OpTime Testing Go Live Support Reporting Optimization

Team Lead, Epic OpTime

Healthcare IT Leaders

Apr 2021 - Sep 2021 (5 months)

Acted as team lead and project manager for Epic OpTime and Anesthesia build and implementation at Wellforce, overseeing builds, testing and team coordination.

Epic OpTime Team Leadership Project Management Testing Stakeholder Engagement

Team Lead, Epic Anesthesia

The Huntzinger Group

Jul 2018 - Mar 2021 (2 years 8 months)

Led Epic Anesthesia and biomedical device integration builds and program management for University of Maryland Health System, coordinating cross-functional teams and vendors.

Biomedical Device Integration Program Management HL7)Testing Vendor Management